Diagnostic value of the electrocardiogram in suspected pulmonary embolism

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 807-809

  Rodger, Marc ^a   Makropoulos, Dimitri ^b   Turek, Michele ^a   Quevillon, Jean ^a   Raymond, Francois ^a   Rasuli, Pasteur ^a   Wells, Philip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0034306910     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01090-0     Document Type: Article

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